You can help keep students focused while they take quizzes and tests on their Chromebooks. When students take a quiz in locked mode, they won’t be able to browse other websites or open any other apps.
About locked mode
Locked mode collects email addresses and limits quizzes to only your domain. When in locked mode:
- Students can’t use other apps.
- Some extensions and keyboard shortcuts are disabled.
- If a student exits the quiz, or opens any other tab, the teacher is notified via email.
Important: To use locked mode, you need:
- A Google Workspace for Education Account.
- A Chromebook managed by your school for each student. Learn about managed Chromebooks[1].
- Chrome OS 75 and up.
Turn on locked mode
- In Google Forms, open a quiz.
- At the top, click Settings > Quizzes.
- Check the box next to “Turn on locked mode.”
Accessibility features & extensions in locked mode
- ChromeVox (text-to-speech)
- High contrast mode
- Fullscreen magnifier
- Docked magnifier
Recommended Chrome extensions
From Don Johnston:
- Quizbot: An automatic quiz creator for Forms (for teachers).
- Snap&Read: A text reader that can translate, clarify, and organize ideas.
- Co:Writer: A writing help tool with word prediction, speech recognition, and translation.
From Texthelp:
- EquatIO: Converts your input into mathematical equations, formulas, and more.
- Read&Write for Google Chrome: Converts text to speech and speech to text, with picture dictionaries, text prediction, and more.
